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Aminoff Co. Real Estate Blog · 2M ago

Demand for Apartments and availability of mortgages are fueling the start of a Commercial Property Recovery

When Arenda Capital Management LLC bought an Atlanta apartment complex whose owners defaulted on a $26 million loan, they did something distressed investors rarely do: They paid full price, deciding not to wait for lender LNR Partners to foreclose and face competition from other acquirers. “If I don...
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Aminoff Co. Real Estate Blog · 6M ago

Moderate growth in Apartment sector will continue

By Natalie Dolce,  GlobeSt.com ENCINO, CA- On a recent apartment webcast, 57% of participants predict that renter demand will get stronger in 2012, while 2% says it will be weaker, with 40% saying it will stay the same. The 2012 Apartment Market Outlook Video Webcast was put on by Marcus & Milli...
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Aminoff Co. Real Estate Blog · 6M ago

Keeping the Housing Bubble Inflated

It should be abundantly clear and obvious that thegovernment and Wall Street want nothing more than to keep home prices inflated and are sticking out a giant middle finger to the majority of Americans. You might have missed the glorious news that our stunningly cunning Senate decided to reinstate th...
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Aminoff Co. Real Estate Blog · 7M ago

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Slightly Up in Some Cities

Latest Results: At 9 a.m. this morning, S&P Indices released the latest results of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. To access the press release, please click here.   Filed under: economy, Housing Tagged: economy, Housing, housing markets
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Aminoff Co. Real Estate Blog · 9M ago

Why Investors in Net Leased Properties Need Asset Managers

Net leased investments remove a lot of the complexity from individual property investing by focusing on properties which in many ways manage themselves. Still, administrative burdens and complexities exist and to the uninitiated it can be daunting. Tenants in net leased properties are responsible fo...
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Aminoff Co. Real Estate Blog · 9M ago

The Worst Housing Crash Since the Great Depression

This is reposted from an article at DoctorHousingBubble.com. The worst housing crash since the Great Depression just got worse. What happens when home values pop in other bubble metro areas? New home sales fall 82 percent from peak versus 80 percent during the Great Depression This is likely to be t...
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Aminoff Co. Real Estate Blog · 10M ago

Housing Double Dip Helps Apartments, Hurts Economy

By Hessam Nadji After climbing in early 2010, home prices have dropped once again, and have reached a new eight-year low. According to data from the S&P Case-Shiller Index, prices are down by 3.5% year-over-year, and by 32% from their peak in 2006. Sales activity is also down, by 12.9% year-over...
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Aminoff Co. Real Estate Blog · 10M ago

Severity of Commercial Real Estate Impairment of Banks Is Decreasing

While commercial real estate continues to burden the nation’s 7,584 insured banks and thrifts, the severity of the CRE-related impairment is gradually decreasing. Most of the recuperation is stemming from write-downs and attrition in construction and development loans, the dearth of new lendin...
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Aminoff Co. Real Estate Blog · 12M ago

A Housing Apocalypse is Coming

A Housing Apocapyse is Coming Source:  Dr. Housing Bubble There will be no sustainable housing recovery until the shadow inventory is cleared out.  As of April with the latest data close to 6.4 million loans are delinquent or in foreclosure.  This is a massive number of homes.  What is downright dis...
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Aminoff Co. Real Estate Blog · 1Y ago

Expect cap rate spreads to narrow

Two years ago, the real estate investment market was completely shut down. Nobody expected to see pre-recessionary cap rates again for many years. Over the next year, capital started to flow into the sector, hoping to capitalize on the market’s distress. However, the anticipated level of distress ne...
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